Improved meat-outter



ALFONZO J.- EDDY, 0E NEW BRITAIN, CONEGTICUT.

Lettera Patent N5. 37,014, dated Apre 21,A 186s IMPROVE!) user-GUTTER.

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TO 'ALL'WHOM IT MAY CO'NCERN: ,i

Be it known that I, .AnFoNzo J. EDDY, of New Britain, county OfHartfcrdyund State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meet-Gutters; .and to enable others skilled in the art to make und use the seme, I will proceed to describe its construction'ond operation, by referring to the drawings, in which the same letters indicate like .parts in each of the figures.

The nature of this invention will be understood from'the specifications-end drawings,

The object of which is to simplify und cheupen the msnufecture, and produce o more eilcient und durable article for use und trade.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is c top view, with the vcover er o ne-helf of the shell' thrown over, showing the inside of each half, with the mschunism arranged therein.

Figure 2 is an end view of the'samo.

Figure 3 is a v iew of upert'cn of the cutter-shafts, having gears thereon, which are proposed being used when desirsble. y

a, isthe shell, having a. plain, smooth surface inside and out, each half being secured toriether. by hinges, c, in the ordinary way. Y

dis s clssp, pivoted to n stub, e, so that when the two p-.irts nre closed together, the open portion o f said clasp will grasp closely over o eorrespondihg stub, e', np'on the other-half of .the shell, thus holding thc two parts of the shell rmly together.

y fis a. funnel formed on the upper side, end neer the end of thecsse. v

l71. is o disehrge-t`ube formed on the opposite end of the shell from the feed-funnel. p

t' are bearings or boxes for the feed lund cutter-shafts; One-half of euch' of their diameters .s formed in each half of the case. v

k are feed end euttei-shafts, which take their bearings in boxes i. v

n ure spiral fe'edfgesrs formed on thc scid shafts, so that, by'turuing the crank o, the spiral gesr n \vll act upon and drive the spiral gear n without the aid of thc goers which I `propose to use scmetimes,'particu lnrly ou large-size machines.

q are cutters, the cye of which is or may b'e made round, having' two straight sides, or Octagon shape, so as to fit a shaft of corresponding shape, so that, while the cutters muy all be mudo of .one shape, they may be erranged upon the shafts, the edge of one a little in advance of the other,by changing the position upon said shafts, which will produce the spiral arrangement of their eutting-edgcs, more or less, :is shown in fig. 2.

r are washers, which are pin-ced between the cutters, to secure them in o given or desired distance spurt, and relative te thoselon the'opposite shaft. New, it will bc secu that, by this improvement, I secure a cose of smooth surface up'on the, ,insid e,te avoid resistance to the action of v the feed or cutters, thereby allowing the machine to work more easily and freely, und dllow it to be perfectly and easily cleaned without anyobstruction.

Y I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, andladvantage of this invention, so es toennble others skilled in the srt to use the sume therefrom.

I claim the shspe and spiral arreugementof the'hear-cutters q, arranged interchangeably upon theshsfts I z, in comhinution with the feeders n n, arranged within n. smoothinner-'surface cese, with the -gears o", suh- .stantiully es and for the purpose described.

ALFONZO J. EDDY. Witnesses:

N. C. Winnen,

'.7. W. Buss. 

